The Monastery

This article is about the novel by Walter Scott. For TV series, see The Monastery (TV series). For the film, see The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun.

The Monastery
First edition title page
AuthorWalter Scott
LanguageEnglish, Lowland Scots
SeriesWaverley novels
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherArchibald Constable, and John Ballantyne (Edinburgh); Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown (London)
Publication date
23 March 1820[1]
Publication placeScotland
Media typePrint
Pages354 (Edinburgh Edition, 2000)
Preceded byIvanhoe 
Followed byThe Abbot 
TextThe Monastery at Wikisource

The Monastery: a Romance (1820) is a historical novel by Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels. Set in the Scottish Borders in the 1550s on the eve of the Scottish Reformation, it is centred on Melrose Abbey.

  1. ^ "The Monastery". Edinburgh University Library. Retrieved 15 August 2022.